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Marc Cecere

Vice President, Principal Analyst serving CIOs

Marc serves CIOs. He is a leading expert in the design of IT organizations, focusing on their structures, processes, governance, and culture, and has helped redesign more than 200 IT shops. In addition, Marc tracks how services firms help transform IT organizations.

The scope of Marc's research includes the design of IT organizations, governance and processes, IT planning, metrics, and M&A.

Previous Work Experience

Marc came to Forrester through the acquisition of Giga Information Group, where he was a manager and analyst with his groups focusing on IT management and IT services.

Marc has more than 20 years of IT management experience. Prior to joining Giga, he was director of IT at Sun Life of Canada, where he was responsible for the project office, executing a Y2K readiness plan and technology strategy. At Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (HPHC), Marc was director of MIS, responsible for the introduction of new information technologies, including groupware, object-oriented development, the Web, and videoconferencing. Before joining HPHC, he was at CSC Consulting, where he performed numerous re-engineering projects.


Education

Marc earned a B.S. in electrical engineering from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and an M.B.A. from Babson College, where he is an adjunct professor.

Research Coverage:

Application Development, Architecture & Technology Strategy, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Cost Control, IT Budgeting & Forecasting, IT Management, IT Organization, Organizational Design & Change Management, Strategy & Strategic Planning, Strategy, Planning & Governance of IT, Tata Consultancy Services, Tech Sector Economics

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  • Marc Cecere
  • Enterprise Architecture Strategy and Process

  • For CIO Professionals

    Report:What Are The Hot Roles In IT?

    Marc CecereAugust 14, 2008

    Near-term demand for hot roles in IT will be driven by the need for local and cross-discipline knowledge, changes in technology, greater emphasis on managing risk and the enterprise, and a limited...

    • Downloads: 1933
    • Comments: 1

  • For CIO Professionals

    Report:Role Descriptions For The Office Of The CIO

    Key Roles Support The CIO In Driving IT's Success

    Marc CecereOctober 22, 2009

    Forrester has assembled job descriptions for several roles within the Office of the CIO — the group of IT leaders who report to the CIO and provide services outside of applications and...

    • Downloads: 2387

  • For CIO Professionals

    Report:Redesign IT Roles To Drive IT Cost Reduction

    Marc CecereMarch 05, 2009

    Today's economy requires most IT organizations to reduce their costs. Ironically, the roles most essential to this process are also viewed as overhead. Several strategic roles, including...

    • Downloads: 1895

  • For CIO Professionals

    Report:Why Strategic Functions Fail

    Part 3 Of A Three-Part Series On Why Key IT Roles Fail

    Marc CecereJuly 29, 2011

    Certain roles in IT can significantly change the organization for good or bad. Through a combination of surveys, interviews, and consulting engagements, we gathered in-depth information on the common...

    • Downloads: 1014

  • For CIO Professionals

    Report:Structuring The Applications Group

    New Development And App Maintenance Organizational Approaches

    Marc CecereJanuary 12, 2007

    Many CIOs use the same staff to perform applications development and maintenance work. However, dividing these responsibilities into separate groups provides greater oversight, clarity, and...

    • Downloads: 669
 
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